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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 52000

This procedure uses a thin, lighted scope passed through the urethra to directly examine the inside of the urethra and bladder. It allows a clinician to look for abnormalities such as inflammation, growths, or structural problems without making any incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$129 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$513 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,467Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $93 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$316

WI $457WV $200

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.